| Pieter Hendrik Grobbelaar | |
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| Born | 16 September 1908 |
| Died | 22 June 1988 (aged 79) |
| Place of birth | Porterville[1] |
| Allegiance |
 South Africa |
| Service/branch | South African Army |
| Years of service | 1933-1965 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | |
General Pieter Grobbelaar SSA DSO (16 September 1908 - 22 June 1988[2]) was a South African military commander. He joined the South African Army as a part-time Citizen Force soldier in 1929 and became a full-time Permanent Force member in 1933. During World War II he commanded 7th Reconnaisance Battalion as a Lieutenant Colonel, and was second in command of 12th SA motorised infantry brigade in Italy.[1]
After World War II he served as OC Free State Command, OC Northern Transvaal Command and the SA Military College[3]
He served as Army Chief of Staff from 1953 to 1958, as Inspector-General from 1958 to 1959, as Deputy Commandant-General from 1959 to 1960, and as Commandant-General, i.e. head of the South African Defence Force, from 1961 to 1965.[4]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Whos Who of Southern Africa 1964. Wootton & Gibson (Pty) Ltd.. 1964. pp. 367.
- ↑ http://www.eggsa.org/library/main.php?g2_itemId=924904
- ↑ "Leaders through the years (1912-1982)". 1982. p. 93. http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/631.
- ↑ http://www.defenceweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6243:fact-file-chiefs-of-the-sandfpast-and-present&catid=79:fact-files&Itemid=159
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